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Takis? I mean, it's lime, not lemon, but then again, it's not really lime either.

I lived for a year teaching English in rural* Korea.

Yea, I had a period of about a week where I had 2 pounds of Guac leftover from a party. Since it had the best taste/gut-sit ratio of anything in my fridge at the time (plus I'm not going to buy food with like 15 bucks of guac rotting in the fridge), Guac and nachos made up about 60% of everything I ate for five days.

Boomers invented getting old and dying.  Probably had something to do with Woodstock.

Damn, mad someone beat me to it.

I think that that only works if you assume there's been some sort of tradeoff.  That rather than bad old Walter Kronkite keeping the world in the dark (Can you provide an example of a story he reported on in an obviously biased way?  I feel like thats one of those "obvious" statements that too often gets a pass in

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This is gonna sound dumb, and require a TON of caveats.
But I've been in Pittsburgh for both of the last two Super Bowl victories*, and it may not be what you're talking about but it comes pretty close.  Everyone, but EVERYONE in town is out on the streets, and everyone

You stood waiting for an hour to see someone you'd never even seen live before (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you're at least a fan of his recorded stuff) rather than going to watch Patti fucking Smith in the other hall?

I heard Zydeco was some sort of Creole french phrase involving beans or "haricot"  which always struck me as reaching, but I've never been able to come up a better explanation, so who the hell knows?

I heard Zydeco was some sort of Creole french phrase involving beans or "haricot"  which always struck me as reaching, but I've never been able to come up a better explanation, so who the hell knows?

Anyone who lived in Pittsburgh in the late 90's early '00's definitely thinks the same thing.

Anyone who lived in Pittsburgh in the late 90's early '00's definitely thinks the same thing.

This has nothing to do with the original post but I want it prominent.

This has nothing to do with the original post but I want it prominent.

@avclub-2fbf1bdc27a75955d4fe30fe82aa4c59:disqus You make a good point, but there are tons of trucks in Pennsyltucky with Stars and Bars hanging from the back window.

@avclub-2fbf1bdc27a75955d4fe30fe82aa4c59:disqus You make a good point, but there are tons of trucks in Pennsyltucky with Stars and Bars hanging from the back window.

@avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus  Yea, the river's in the way.  What's your point?

@avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus  Yea, the river's in the way.  What's your point?

@avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus Those bars are WAY south of Columbia.  Like 30 blocks down from the south end of the southernmost affiliated building.

@avclub-e57f718840a576abbb40a7d046c4e3b0:disqus Those bars are WAY south of Columbia.  Like 30 blocks down from the south end of the southernmost affiliated building.